Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 320 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
24. 24.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward

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